Hook holder for fish poles



Jan. 21, 1936. R c, Rupp' 1 l 2,028,477

K HOOKHOLDERFOR F ISH POLS i Filed July 1o, 19:53 1

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' Bf mjfmf@ Patented Jan. 21', 1 936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3Claims.

'I'his invention relates to certain novel improvements in hook holdersfor sh poles, and has for its principal object the provision of animproved construction of this character which will 5 be highly efficientin use and economical in manufacture.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved device adapted forattachment to a fish pole having a line attached thereto and a hook atone end of the line whereby to hold the fish hook against movementrelative to the pole and to prevent the barb of the hook fromaccidentally be? coming caught or engaged when not in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawing: Y

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred form of the new deviceattached to a conventional ish pole;

Fig. 2 is a transverse horizontal sectional view on line 2 2 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View on line 3-3 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view on line 4-4 in Fig. 3;and

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a preferred form of the new deviceshowing the parts thereof disassembled.

A conventional fish pole or rod is indicated at I in the drawing havinga line I2 attached thereto and a hook I3 at one end of the line. Apreferred form of the new hook holder device is indicated generally atIl, and. includes a U-shaped clamp I4 having a pair of yieldable springjaws I adapted to embrace and cling to the pole I0. Formed by extensionsof the clamp jawsA I5 and by a bight portion that extends between theAjaws I5 of theU-shaped clamp I4 is a receptacle portion I6.

Arranged in the receptacle portion IB is a. resilient, compressiblemember. in the form of a block I1 of resilient material, which ispreferably sponge rubber or the like. This block Il is carried by aframe I8 which is slidably mounted on the receptacle portion I6 of theclamp I4. The frame I8 includes a pinch plate 2| and has extensions I9(Fig. 4) angled over the walls of the receptacle portion I6 to slidablyguide both the frame I8 and the rubber block I1 in the receptacleportion I6 of the clamp I4, and the frame I8 has extensions 20 angledover the block I1 (Fig. 3) to hold the block in position in the frame.

In the use of the device, the resilient block I1 is arranged in theframe I8 between the pinch plate 2| and the fish pole I0 and the frameis arranged in the receptacle portion I6 of the clamp I4 as shown, andthe yieldable arms I5 of the clamp I4 are arranged in\ embracingrelation about the pole I0 as shown.

To hold the hook I3 to the pole I0 against accidental displacementtherefrom and against becoming accidentally lodged in the clothing orbody of the user, the hook is inserted between the pinch plate 2l of theframe I8 and the bight portion of the clamp I I as shown, therebyslightly compressing the resilient block Il and forcing the same againstthe adjacent wall of the pole I0 whereby the block I'I acts by its ownresiliency to bind the hook I3 securely between the pinch plate 2| andthe adjacent wall of the receptacle portion IG of the clamp II; thuspreventing accidental displacement ci the hook from the pole andpreventing lodgment of the hook in the clothing or in the body of theperson using the same.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification, without departingr from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

l. A sh pole attachment comprising the combination with a fish polehaving a iish line and hook attached thereto of: a clamping memberadapted to be attached to the iish pole and including a receptacleportion; a pinch plate slidabiy mounted in the said receptacle portion;and a resilient compressible material arranged between the said pinchplate and the adjacent wall of the fish pole; whereby the hook of the shline may be readily inserted between the said pinch plate and theadjacent wall of the receptacle portion, thereby slightly compressingthe resilient member and causing the latter to act by its own resiliencyto' bind the hook between the pinch plate and the adjacent wall of thereceptacle portion.

2. A iish pole attachment comprising the combination with a fish polehaving a sh line and hook attached thereto of: a clamping member adaptedto be attached to the sh pole and including a receptacle portion; apinch plate slidably mounted in the said receptacle portion; and a blockof resilient, compressible rubber arranged between the said pinch plateand the adjacent wall of the fish pole; whereby the hook of the fishline may be readily inserted between the said pinch plate and theadjacent wall of the receptacle portion, thereby slightly compressingthe resilient member and causing the latter to act by its own resiliencyto bind the hook between the pinch plate and the adjacent wall of thereceptacle portion.

3. The combination with a -lsh pole having a sh line and a hook attachedthereto, of a backing plate connected with the pole, a pinch plate, andresilient means positioned between the pinch plate andthe pole forurging the pinch plate in the direction of the backing plate, to pinchthe sh hook positioned between the two plates and frictionally hold thehook therebetween.

RAYMOND C. RUPP.

